MAC Magnetic Nude Lipglasses Reviews, Photos, Swatches

Launching December 26th, MAC’s Magnetic Nude collection includes five limited edition shades of MAC Lipglass ($15.00 for 0.17 fl. oz.), with one repromote (A Quiet Roar). Lipglass is a thicker, tacky formula that is vanilla-scented but has no discernible taste. It’s strongest point is the variety in color and finish, and then its wear time tends to be longer, due to the sticky consistency. Hell Bound wore the longest at four and a half hours, while the two sheerer glosses wore for less than three hours. I find Lipglasses slightly drying on the whole, which was the case with A Quiet Roar and Overspiced. The other three shades were neither drying nor hydrating.

A Quiet Roar is described as a “creamy off-white.” It’s a pale, milky white gold with white and pale gold shimmer. It has semi-sheer color coverage and noticeably lightens the lip color while adding glossiness and shimmer. Because it is milky and light, it can be difficult to apply it evenly (or keep it looking even once applied). The consistency was fairly thick, even for Lipglass. It wore well for two and a half hours on me. MAC Boundless Beige (P, $19.50) is sheerer. MAC Girl on Board (LE, $15.00) is slightly whiter. MAC Little Rock (LE, $20.00) is sheerer. Bobbi Brown Bare Sparkle (P, $24.00) is also sheerer. See comparison swatches.

Hell Bound is described as a “brick red with gold pearl.” It’s a warm-toned, medium-dark red with copper-orange shimmer. It had semi-opaque color coverage, and it applied evenly overall. The consistency seemed slightly thinner and less tacky than other Lipglasses. When I tested it, the color lasted for four and a half hours. I did notice a little bit of the texture of the sparkle after three and a half hours of wearing the gloss. MAC Mango Sheen (LE, $19.00) is sheerer. MAC Driven by Love (P, $19.50) is cooler-toned, less shimmery. MAC Restless (LE, $15.00) is slightly darker, browner. L’Oreal Sparkle Frenzy (LE, $9.99) is redder. Hourglass Siren (P, $28.00) is more metallic. See comparison swatches.

Oh My Darling is described as a “pale yellow pink.” It’s a pale, pinky-beige with warm undertones and multi-colored shimmer–I saw bits of green and gold in there. Applied, it had semi-sheer coverage and what was most noticeable was how shimmery it was. The gloss seemed to lighten my natural lip color slightly, but the effect was largely sparkly. It lasted two and a half hours on me. The multi-colored nature of the sparkle seemed almost holographic, and so I didn’t feel like I came up with any truly comparable shades, but you can see some other sheer, sparkly shades I pulled: See comparison swatches.

Overspiced is described as a “dirty muted coral.” It’s a warm-toned, light-medium peach with a hint of beige and a cream finish. It had mostly opaque color coverage, but it was a thicker, slightly goopy, gloss that settled into lip lines and was troublesome during application. The color just didn’t want to apply or blend or move and look even. It wore well for three and a half hours on me. Maybelline Nude Illusion (060) (P, $8.99) is very similar. MAC Fashion Punch (LE, $15.00) is less glossy. MAC Ready or Not (P, $19.50) is much lighter. MAC Peachstock (LE, $15.00) is also a lot lighter. MAC Myth (LE, $15.00) is lighter. Chanel Genie (P, $32.00) is slightly pink-tinged. See comparison swatches.

Steel Kiss is described as a “dirty mauve with green pearl.” Swatched, it is a taupe-shimmered, muted dark brown with subtle warm, caramel undertones. It has multi-colored, fine shimmer–very much to the tune of Oh My Darling. Applied, they do look different, as Steel Kiss gives lips a warmer, browner appearance–slightly darkening–with plenty of shimmer. It wore well for almost three hours. As with Oh My Darling, I didn’t feel like shades I thought of were similar enough, as they were less dimensional, but here were the ones I considered: see comparison swatches.

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Christine, THANK you for all of your hard work! It’s so nice to be able to contemplate & weigh up what I’d like to buy without the insane “quick before it sells out!!!” pressure. I’m sure it’s nice for you too!!

I’m just happy that I will not be faced with the choice of barreling through what we refer to as a “MAC DAY!” on either Christmas Eve/Day or New Year’s Eve/Day (it’s usually one of those holidays for the 12/26 launches they have!). I do remember one year canceling all NYE plans in lieu of reviewing MAC collections, which did feel like a low point in my blogging “career” of sorts. You know, that moment where you’ve taken things too far? LOL!

you are truly gorgeous. your skin is crazy nice…. i have been looking at your website for a few months now. I have a question, you post 2 pictures of the lipgloss/lipstick close up and i have been trying to figure out the differentce, are the picture to show 1 first and 2 coats ssecond? or maybe to show wear after time? let me know. just curious.

One is with direct light (the first, which you’ll notice is always brighter and clearer), and the other is shot with indirect light (to mimic what it might look like in the “shade” or less bright light).

Sorry for being random but I am from Malaysia and will be going to Dallas for a conference and holiday in January. I have accumulated more than 12 of MAC Limited Edition empties i.e Wonder Woman mascaras, To The Beach lippie bullets, etc. and wonder if I can B2M these in the US? MAC stores in Malaysia stopped taking LE empties since 2011 or so…how frustrating. Hope I can get some clarification. Thanks!

Just to chime in here (and confuse you!!): some stores/counters won’t take LE empties, and some will. I think they are all SUPPOSED to take them; my advice would be to try, and if they say no, try somewhere else!!

I really love the Overspiced and Oh my Darling on you!!! AND I WANT THEM! Sucks that all MAC collections are sent to this part of the world after almost 2 months of the official launch date. Bummer!
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I really wish Oh My Darling wasn’t so glittery.
I’m really trying to find my perfect nude lipstick or lipgloss and I’ve yet to find it. I was so hoping one of these would be close to what I was looking for!

Christine….first off I must say thank you and applaud you for all the hard work you put in to get all this posted for us beauty junkies. You have the patience of a saint because there is no way I could do all that you do. I love makeup but not enough to blog about it daily. The only one that I won’t take home with me is Hell Bound. I have spring 2014 heavy on my mind so I’ve been leaning more on lighter shades that could work with new eye palettes….heavy on shimmering taupes, rose golds. I can’t wait to see these beauties in person.

Hi Christine. Thanks for all your hard work. I was wondering. How similar is Hellbound to Liqueur lipglass ( Indulge collection ). I really love it, and I’m so tempted to buy it, but looking at your lip swatches, they seem very similar.

Hell Bound is gorgeous!! So I assume Mac must get pretty scary for these day after Christmas collections then? My mac is actually a counter inside of Macy’s, but if it’s going to be bad then I’ll probably just order from the mac website instead.=/

They’re all really original colours for lipgloss, but I think that MAC just haven’t quite nailed it; original, but sort of unflattering colours, and did they even look at ‘Overspiced’? That formula is horrible! By the way, your hair looks really amazing in these photos! Especially in the ‘Hellbound’ shot